Will coverage for child and adolescent immunizations be mandated for insurance plans in 2006? Lessons learned from the newborns' and mothers' health protection act of 1996

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 388-392

  Mmeje, Okeoma ^a   Davis, Matthew M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MATERNAL WELFARE;

EID: 33746829681     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1691     Document Type: Note

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